Explore the Family Name Gouthro

The meaning of Gouthro

Americanized form of an uncertain original, perhaps Scottish Guthrie. This name is strongly associated with Nova Scotia.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Gouthro in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gouthro held a rank of 74,164 in popularity in the United States in the year 2000 and slipped to 79,075 by 2010, marking a decrease of 6.62%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also experienced a slight decline from 243 in 2000 to 241 in 2010, which is a drop of 0.82%. Concurrently, its proportion per 100k people dropped by 11.11% over the decade.

20002010Change
Rank#74,164#79,075-6.62%
Count243241-0.82%
Proportion per 100k0.090.08-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gouthro

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Gouthro surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it was predominantly linked with the White ethnicity in both 2000 and 2010, accounting for 96.30% and 96.68% respectively, showing a minor increase of 0.39%. In 2000, there was a small representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity at 2.47%, but this appeared to have disappeared by 2010. Data for other ethnicities such as Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races were either non-existent or suppressed for privacy in both census years.

20002010Change
White96.3%96.68%0.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander2.47%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%